CVE-2024-40826 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker can read unencrypted documents written to temporary files during print preview operations on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40826?
CVE-2024-40826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15. An unencrypted document may be written to a temporary file when using print preview.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40826?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40826?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40826 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40826 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2j8-283m-qc6h.